"We cannot reach all about everything": Zelensky named the key topics of personal conversation with Putin - Liberation

To spread: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy considers it impossible to reach agreements with the head of Russia Vladimir Putin for everything, but insists that his probable meeting with him cannot end "symbolically" and leaders should "come after it with a political victory. " The Ukrainian president told about it during an exclusive interview for Liberation. Volodymyr Zelensky believes that only external mediation can be guarantees on compliance with any arrangements.

At the same time, the Ukrainian leader is of the opinion that the presence of US President Donald Trump may encourage Putin to come to the meeting. "If Putin does not come, it will look like his complete defeat," Volodymyr Zelenskyy assures. The Ukrainian leader also raised questions that he plans to raise during his personal conversation with Vladimir Putin.

"If I meet him, we have to get out of this situation with a political victory - the cessation of fire, the exchange of captives" all on all "or something similar," - said Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The issue of implementation, as noted in the material, is most concerned as the parties will not trust each other. "The Russians will not trust us, we will not trust the Russians," the Ukrainian president said.

Volodymyr Zelensky insists on a reliable and balanced mediation to ensure that the agreements be observed. During an interview, the Ukrainian president also said that Ukraine is "holding firmly": it has improved the flow of weapons and drones, but there may be bureaucratic moments that slow down the process. However, Volodymyr Zelenskyy notes that the war cannot last too long. "It is expensive to everyone, not only to friends, but also to enemies," the Ukrainian leader said.